OK so the big news is that FreeSat from the BBC/ITV was launched on May the 6th 2008. FreeSat does not mean you will be able to get the BBC's/ITV's on a smaller dish, the channels you receive on a BBC/ITV FreeSat receiver, come from exactly the same Satellite/Transponder on the ASTRA2D satellite, as those you receive using a $KY Digibox. This means the costly problems of receiving the BBC channels in Spain, are unchanged, you still need a BIG dish. The last time I looked at the BBC/ITV FreeSat web site, the channel listings were near identical to those available, on a standard $KY digibox installation (with a $KY FreeSat Card). The only big plus with FreeSat from the BBC at the time of writing was, that you could receive HDTV programs from the BBC and ITV with NO subscription. To get the same channels on $KY you had to pay £10 a month. You can bet your bottom dollar that $KY will retaliate by dropping this subscription soon. Also when FreeSat get round to launching their PVR models, $KY will almost certainly drop its subscription charges for their $KY+ service.
By the way the Arquiva term "FreeSat" is not the same as the $KY
"FreeSat" service.
Information correct at the time of writing 04/06/08
News
and Sport (200-299)
BBC News (200)
BBC Parliament (201)
S4C2 (202)
Al-Jazeera English (203)
Euronews (204)
Movies
(300-399)
Film4 (300)
True Movies (302)
True Movies2 (303)
Movies4Men (304)
Movies4Men2 (306)
Lifestyle (400-499)
Wedding TV (402)
Overseas Property Channel (411)
Men and Motors (450)
Music
(500-599)
Chartshow TV (500)
The Vault (501)
Scuzz (502)
Bubble Hits (503)
B4U Music (504)
Children (600-649)
CBBC (600)
CBeebies (601)
CiTV (602)
POP (603)
POPGirl (604)
Tiny POP(605)
Special
Interest (650-699)
Teachers TV (650)
Radio (700-799)
BBC Radio 1 (700)
1Xtra BBC (701)
BBC Radio 2 (702)
BBC Radio 3 (703)
BBC Radio 4 FM (704)
BBC Radio 4 LW (705)
BBC Radio Five Live (706)
BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra (707)
BBC 6 Music (708)
BBC 7 (709)
BBC Asian Network (710)
BBC World Service (711)
BBC Radio Scotland (712)
BBC Radio nan Gaidheal (713)
BBC Radio Wales (714)
BBC Radio Cymru (715)
BBC Radio Ulster (716)
BBC London 94.9 (718)
Shopping (800-849)
QVC (800)
Price Drop TV (801)
Bid TV (802)
Pitch TV (803)
JML Lifestyle (810)
Interactive (900-949)
BBCi
Regional (950-999) also accessible via BBC One/BBC Two
BBC One London (950)
BBC One Channel Islands (951)
BBC One East (W) (954)
BBC One Northern Ireland (957)
BBC One Scotland (960)
BBC One Wales (964)
BBC Two England (968)
BBC Two Northern Ireland (969)
BBC Two Scotland (970)
BBC Two Wales (971)
ITV
regionals accessed via ITV1 London (not listed separately)
Ulster
STV Scottish East
STV Scottish West
ITV1 Wales
ITV1 Border England
ITV1 Central West
ITV1 Granada
ITV1 Anglia East
Channel TV
STV Grampian North